1990 Ford Crown Victoria

Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1992-05-19 92V075000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 25,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2003-01-12 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM No 0 CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#98V32000 LOWER CONTROL ARM. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN IS NO…
2001-08-04 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INC…
2000-10-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 DAYS IN A ROW. DEALER WILL AGREE TO FIX VEHICLE AT THE CONSUMER'S COST. BUT THEY CANNOT GUARANTE…
2000-09-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS IN HOT WEATHER WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT …
2000-08-25 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE SUFFERED A TREAD SEPARATION. BUT, TIRE DID NOT FLATTEN OUT RIGHT AWAY. FIRESTONE …
2000-01-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 REAR BRAKES WENT OUT DUE TO CORROSION. THIS CAUSED A BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. ALSO, FUEL RETURN LINE…
1999-08-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 1ST TIME-PUT ON BRAKES, CAR KEPT GOING. SLAMMED ON BRAKES WHICH LOCKED AND SCREECHED, BUT CAR KEPT ON GOING. REAR-ENDED…
1999-04-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 COSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED DUE TO HANGING UP AND NOT BRAKING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE …
1998-12-29 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 CONSUMER STARTED AUTOMOBILE UP AND IT TOOK OFF BY ITSELF AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. VEHICLE HIT A POLE, INJURING TH…
1998-12-29 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, PUT THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF BY ITSELF,…
1998-11-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEH…
1998-02-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 CAR WAS OFF AND STARTED ON FIRE. STARTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE BY ITSELF. NOBODY WAS IN THE CAR. CAR BURNED…
1997-06-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK
1997-03-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 WHENEVER TRYING TO BUCKLE THE REAR SAFETY BELT, IT WILL NOT CLICK INTO THE BUCKLE, SOMETIMES WHEN IT WILL BUCKLE, IT…
1996-07-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE WIRING AROUND THE ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-07-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 30 MPH, UNDER THE HOOD FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. …
1996-07-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 POWER LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
1996-06-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 PUT IN REVERSE AND CAR OVER ACCELLERATED. *AK
1996-04-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER TURNING THE KEY, RESULTING IN A TOTALLED FIRE, POSSIBLE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IGNITIO…
1996-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH LETS OFF A METALIC ODOR. *SD
1996-02-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO FAILED SENSOR/MONITOR. *DH
1995-11-04 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST AIR INJECTOR TUBE, LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. TT THIS SITUATION CAUSED BRAKES TO GO OUT, IT WA…
1995-09-30 SEAT BELTS No 0 SRS LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON WHEN TEMPTURE ABOVE 85 DEGREES. TT
1995-06-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 30 MPH, FUEL LINE HOSE BROKE, CAUSING UNDER THE HOOD FIRE. TT
1995-05-30 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEP COMING ON . TT
1995-05-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, NEEDS REPLACING. TT
1995-03-20 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 ENGINE DID NOT CUT OFF AFTER FRONT END COLLISION.
1995-03-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 FRONT BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. *SKD
1995-02-08 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING DRIVER'S ARM TO BE THROWN INTO WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING WINDSHIELD/INJURY. *SKD
1995-02-05 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 SIDE WINDOW VENTS FAIL TO DEFROST ( OTHER VEHICLES 0N 479656 AND 479657). *AK
1995-02-05 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 EXPERIENCING LOOSE STEERING PROBLEM, DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. TT
1995-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) No 0 INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO EGR VALVE FAILURE (OTHER VEHICLE FROM 486389). *AK
1994-12-01 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY No 0 REAR AXLE BROKE, WHEEL SEPARATED FROM REAR AXLE. TT
1993-04-18 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 LEFT REAR STEELBELT SEPARATED FROM FIRESTONE TIRE, ALSO LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED SMALL BULGE. *SKD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 PURCHASED CAR NEW, ONE OUT OF THREE AIR BAG SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER CAN'T REPLACE ONE, HAS TO REPLACE ALL THREE. …
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 POLICE PACKAGE, VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS BRAKING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT.*AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 CONSUMER STATED THE GASKET ON THE OIL PAN FAILED CAUSING A SERIOUS LEAK, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART AT NO CHARGE, HOW…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED NEAR FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP BECAUSE POWER WENT OUT. DEALER HAD TO…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, OWNER IS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY; SHE ALSO NOTES THAT D…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP AND PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING FAILURE OF RADIO, CLOCK, AIR CONDITIONER, TURN SIGNALS, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 WHILE PARKED ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE ALTENATO…